Car-coupling



(No Model.)

B. MORGAN.

OAR UQUPLII'TG- Patented Sept. 8 1885.

' erably inclined on its rear UNITED STATES P TENT OFFIcE.

BENJAMIN n. MORGAN, or ANN ARBOR, MIOHIGAN.-

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 325,957, datedSeptember 8, 1885.

Application filed July 20, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: 7 W W 7 Be it known that I, BENJAMIN B.MORGAN, of Ann Arbor, in the county of VVashtenaw and State of Michigan,have invented a new and useful Improvement in (Jar-Couplings, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention consists in an improvement in carcouplers, hereinafterfully pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 is an end elevation of the body of a car with my inventionattached, and Fig. '2 is a similar side elevation. Fig. 3 is a plan viewof the draw-bar. Fig. 4 is a section on theline m 00, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 isa plan view of one of the coupling-hooks detached.

A represents the body of a car. 13 represents a shaft running across theend of the car. body, journaled in brackets E at the sides of the car,and having both ends bent to form levers F, whereby shaft B can berocked.

K represents an arm secured to the center of shaft Bat an angle withlevers F, as shown, though this is not essential.

Orepresents a connecting-rod provided with a handle at one end above theroof of the carbody, and with its lower end pivoted to.the end of K; andD represents a connecting-rod, which connects the end of K with thepivoted coupling-hook N.

L represents a draw bar, made of either wrought or cast metal, having anopening cut therethrough near its forward end, as shown in Figs. 3 and4, so as to leave a lug, V, prefside, extending across the front of therecess, but notrising the full height of the draw-bar.

N N represent pivoted coupling-hooks, one of which is pivotedinarecesscut in each draw; bar on one side of the longitudinal center thereof bya strong pin, S, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

T represents a toe secured to the shank of each couplinghook andprojecting therefrom under the recess through the draw-bar, and lyingbelow the draw-bar when the hook is at its lowest position, as shown inFig. 2."

WV represents a strong pin, which passes through the lugV ofthedraw-bar; and M repsents a link permanently secured to pin WV for usewith an ordinary draw-bar, using the wellknown link and pin coupling,and hanging ,top of the lug Vin each draw-bar.

the recess in the draw-bar;

down out of the way when not in use, shown in the drawings.

H represents a stop-pin hung to the carbody by a chain or cord, I, andadapted to enter one of a series of holes, 0, in the carbody to retainthe lever F in any desired position.

The operation of my invention is as follows: When two cars provided withmy improved automatic co upling are to be coupled together, the pivotedcoupling-hooks are allowed to lie at theirlowest. position, in whichthey are sustained by the shank thereof resting on the When the two carscome together, the end of each pivoted hook strikes the outer surface ofthe ing as clearly .V in the other draw-bar, and as the face or end ofthe hook is curved, as shown in the drawings, and the lug V somewhatinclined,

each hook rides up over the opposing lug and falls behind the lug, thuscoupling the cars firmly together. i

When it is desired to hook N is lifted by the connecting-rod D, and thismay be done either by means'of the levers F, which, when moved, rockshaft B and raise arm K, or by the handle on connecting-rod 0. As thehook rises the toe T lifts the hook fastened to the other draw-bar untilit clears the lug V, so that both hooks are raised by the act of raisingeither one, and the cars thus uncoupled. When it is desired to shuntcars without coupling them,the hook in each drawbar is raised so that itwill not engage with another draw-bar, and held in this position byinserting the pin H into one of the holes 0, so as to hold the lever Fdepressed and the arm K and hook N raised.

When it is desired to couplea car provided with my invention to a carusing the ordinary link and pin coupling,the coupling-hookNis raised andfastened, as above described, and the coupling is made by using the linkMin the ordinary manner.

In the drawings I have shown the toe T as formed of a sheet of metalextending across butit is obvious that its form and proportions maybe'changed at will, and that it will embody the spirit of my inventionso long as it is capable of raising the hook in the opposing draw-barclear from the lug, as above explained.

uncouple the cars,the

WVhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

1. A draw-bar having a recess out therein ing-rod D, rock-shaft 13,having arm K and and a lug across its front end, aswinging hook l leverF thereon, and stop-pin H, substantially pivoted in the draw-bar, and alateral toe, '1, as shown and described. connected with the hook andrising in said re- 4.. The combination of the draw-barL with oess whenthe hook is raised, substantially as l the pivoted hook N, toe T, andconnectingshown and described. rods C D, substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. A draw-bar having a recess out there 5. In combination withthedraw-bar L,havthrough near its front end, a lug extending ing the lugV across its front end, the link M, across the draw-bar in front of saidrecess, and pivoted on the pin W, substantially as shown having bothfaces inclined toward the rear end and described. ofthe draw-bar, ahookhaving a curved end and T v having its shank pivoted in the draw-bar, aBENJAMIL MORGAN toe connected with said hook, and means for raising saidhook, substantially as shown and described.

3. In combination with the draw-bar L, piv- Vitnesses: ALPHEUS FELoH,

JOHN FINNEGAN.

oted hook N, having the toe T thereon, connect

